ONCE UPON A TIME - From the inventive minds of "Lost" executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis comes a bold new imagining of the world, where fairy tales and the modern-day are about to collide. "Once Upon a Time" stars Ginnifer Goodwin ("Big Love") as Snow White/Sister Mary Margaret, Jennifer Morrison ("House MD") as Emma Swan, Robert Carlyle ("The Full Monty," "Trainspotting," "SGU Stargate Universe") as Rumplestiltskin/Mr. Gold, Lana Parrilla as Evil Queen/Regina, Jamie Dornan as Sheriff Graham, Jared Gilmore ("Mad Men") as Henry, Josh Dallas as Prince Charming/John Doe and Raphael Sbarge as Jiminy Cricket/Archie. "Once Upon a Time" was written by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz, who are also executive producers, along with Steve Pearlman (ABC's "V"). The pilot is directed and executive-produced by Mark Mylod ("Entourage"). "Once Upon a Time" is from ABC Studios. (ABC/CRAIG SJODIN)
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ONCE UPON A TIME - From the inventive minds of "Lost" executive producers Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis comes a bold new imagining of the world, where fairy tales and the modern-day are about to collide. ... more

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Hell on Wheels, AMC's newest drama is a western period piece about a Confederate soldier determined to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who murdered his wife. His journey takes him to the lawless lands of Nebraska where the transcontinental railroad is being built. Premieres on AMC on November 6. less

Hell on Wheels, AMC's newest drama is a western period piece about a Confederate soldier determined to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who murdered his wife. His journey takes him to the lawless lands of ... more

Sunday’s new shows are very high concept: fairy tale characters, 1960s stewardesses who are more than they seem, pinot grigo swigging 7-year-olds, confederate soldiers bent on revenge and American heroes who might just be sleeper agents. It’s all over the map.

Tubular HQ will be watching Once Upon a Time, Desperate Housewives (we’ve come this far, after all), The Walking Dead and giving Hell on Wheels a chance, even though we’re not huge western fans.

We will probably be blogging Once Upon a Time, if there is any interest out there. Any other requests? What will you be watching?

“MOVE! THIS! SHOW!” The heart-warming, tear-’em-down build-’em-up home construction show will begin in its original Sunday spot before moving to Friday nights. Other than that, you know what to expect: inspirational stories, do-gooders, Ty yelling things, tears.

I don’t want to oversell this unusual fantasy series. I think this is one of those shows that you will either love or hate. And I went into the pilot a little disappointed that this was the next series from some of the writers who brought us my favorite show, Lost. Because frankly, the whole thing looked silly. Silly, and unsustainable. But then I watched the pilot and I kind of loved it. So what’s it all about? Fairy tale characters are cursed by the Evil Witch and sent into the real world, where they retain no memories of their previous lives. Snow White and Prince Charming’s daughter is prophesied to be the one to save them all, but she has no idea who she truly is. Her own son, whom she gave up for adoption 10 years earlier, has discovered the truth, and seeks her out so that she can fulfill her destiny. From the clips, the storybook universe looks stilted and goofy. But within the context of the show, you realize of course it’s stilted and goofy, it’s supposed to be stilted and goofy, these are fairy tale characters we’re talking about. And once you let down your cynical guard, your ironic detachment, you might find that this show has a surprisingly emotional core.

ABC’s attempt to cash in on the Mad Men aesthetic features 1960s stewardesses. Christina Ricci and a bunch of other people you’ve never heard of, are stewardesses for the now defunct airline and SPOILER ALERT (sorta, kinda): also spies. Well, at least one or two of them. And herein lies the problem with both The Playboy Club and this series: they couldn’t just leave well-enough alone. Mad Men, which both series are attempting to emulate, doesn’t need silly murder plots like The Playboy Club, or a big twist like this series. Mad Men just focuses on the characters and their stories; their inner lives are drama enough. But networks don’t trust that you’ll tune in for exquisite writing and acting, and so instead they take every stupid plot they can come up with and shove them up underneath their petticoats and pillbox hats. What a shame.

When we left them last season, Alicia and Will were taking the celebration behind closed doors. Considering the name of the season premiere episode is “The Next Day,” I think we can assume they didn’t just eat cookies and talk about their ambitions in life. Guest stars this season include Eddie Izzard, Michael J. Fox and Lisa Edelstein.

The Cleveland Show will feature guest appearances from Kanye West, will.i.am, Nicki Minaj, Bruno Mars, Questlove, and Fergie. The Simpsons will host Keifer Sutherland, Tom Colicchio and Lady Gaga and an episode will tackle food blogging. Ryan Reynolds and Ricky Gervais will visit Family Guy, and the much delayed hurricane episode will finally air. (FINALLY!) And American Dad! is still being broadcast for some reason.

The newest Fox animated series is about a precocious 7-year-old boy who is forced to go to school and interact with his peers for the first time. Jonah Hill, who serves as a writer and producer of the series, is the voice of the much-too-smart Allen Gregory. It looks like it has potential, and will certainly fit in with the Seth McFarlanearama that Sunday night has become.

Never afraid to try something new, AMC’s newest drama is a western period piece about a Confederate soldier determined to exact revenge on the Union soldiers who murdered his wife. His journey takes him to the lawless lands of Nebraska where the transcontinental railroad is being built.